Dear Audubon Advocate,

America’s wildlife is in crisis—science tells us that we’ve lost 3 billion birds in less than a human lifetime and that two-thirds of North American bird species are at risk of extinction due to climate change. The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act will ramp up support for declining species, like Golden-winged Warblers and Painted Buntings, to conserve them BEFORE they become endangered.

Please ask your U.S. Senators to support the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act to help thousands of wildlife species, including more than 800 bird species.

Audubon and our partners are working to build broad support for a suite of actions to bring birds back that foster on-the-ground conservation and recovery of bird populations, and protection and restoration of the habitats they need to thrive. The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act is a key part of this effort, and bipartisan support for the bill has been growing every year.

The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act will direct $1.4 billion annually to states and Tribal Nations to fully implement their Wildlife Action Plans, which help species of greatest conservation need. These local plans are incredibly important in keeping species from becoming endangered, but they are severely underfunded. At the same time, the bill complements these efforts by expanding funding to recover threatened and endangered species as well.

Congress has the opportunity to help not only birds and other wildlife but also to create jobs in communities across the country. In addition to providing annual support for proactive, on-the-ground conservation projects, recent studies project that the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act could create more than 30,000 jobs and generate over $93 billion in total economic activity.

Please ask your U.S. Senators to support the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act to help vulnerable bird and wildlife species.